A Modest Props

Allow me to echo the sentiments of local luminary Nate Livingston, one of the most coolheaded analysts of the Cincinnati blogosphere, when he opines thusly:

What you know about that? What you know about that? TI's learning all about that violence in Cincinnati.

Indeed! For the benefit of those of you who may not closely track events from the Queen City, we had a bit of a froo-ha in the early morning hours yesterday. Some gentlemen were taking in a concert at a reputable local venue when certain events began to unfold that were beyond the immediate scope of music appreciation. According to journalists at MTV (HT Nick):

Witnesses told the Cincinnati Enquirer that the problems began when a large group of men at the Ritz got offended when money was thrown from the stage by a member of T.I.'s posse. "It was supposed to be for the ladies," a witness told the paper. "But [the money] was hitting the guys in the face and they were like, 'We got money, so why are you throwing money at us?' "

The gentlemen from Cincinnati quite rightly took umbrage! What upstanding men of decency could stand down from such an obvious affront to their position in the community as responsible breadwinners? Needless to say an altercation ensued whereby the musicians and concert-goers took to their vehicles and brought out sidearms. The spectacular pursuit that took place down a major interstate artery in the faint hours of Wednesday morning left one dead, three severely injured, two vans riddled with bullet holes - and a traffic snarl-up that disrupted commerce for most of the morning.

Is this too high of a price to see the virtue of our fair city defended? Mayhaps these obstreperous upstarts from Atlanta will think twice before declaiming their eminence in the ways of honor. And kudos again to our fine local gentlemen, so highly attuned to any miniscule form of disrespect that they are boldly willing to engage any charlatans or Johnny-come-latelys. This staunch civic-mindedness has served Cincinnati well!

What, I dare say, do you know about that?